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  • M Offline
    Marian
    last edited by 28 Jun 2012, 12:54

    Sorry Rich.
    Yeah, I read the interview. I have a similar opinion as yours, but would still be nice to know a little a more. I'm not as worried as I was at first and I know SU will not die in the near future.
    To be honest I want to feel excited that my favourite program is becoming something cooler,better,etc.

    http://marian87.deviantart.com/

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    • S Offline
      sketch3d.de
      last edited by 28 Jun 2012, 13:23

      @marian said:

      Well it's been announced in April.

      26.04. ~ 8 weeks today

      @marian said:

      It's been months since this "thing" happened and we still don't have many certainties.

      I'm not sure if we do have a claim on certainities , normally the people owning the stuff and doin' the work are defining what and when.

      @marian said:

      If you're satisfied with what you know, that's fine.

      that's not the question and being keen on resp. asking for news is fine of course, demanding probably not.

      am sure that there will be some more new infos in the not so far future.

      N.

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        mac1
        last edited by 29 Jun 2012, 03:40

        Seven Stages of a Project;
        Wild Enthusiasm;
        Well Take It Form Here;
        Total Confusion;
        Disillusionment;
        The Search For The Guilty;
        Punishment Of The Innocent;
        Promotion Of The Non-PArticipants ๐Ÿ’š

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          brookefox
          last edited by 29 Jun 2012, 04:22

          Nice. Can anybody play?

          Where do I fit in?

          Seven Stages of a Project

          1. Wild Enthusiasm
          2. Well Take It Form Here
          3. Total Confusion
          4. Disillusionment
          5. The Search For The Guilty
          6. Punishment Of The Innocent
          7. Promotion Of The Non-Participants

          ~ Brooke

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            andybot
            last edited by 29 Jun 2012, 11:29

            @brookefox said:

            Nice. Can anybody play?

            Where do I fit in?

            Seven Stages of a Project

            1. Wild Enthusiasm
            2. Well Take It Form Here
            3. Total Confusion
            4. Disillusionment
            5. The Search For The Guilty
            6. Punishment Of The Innocent
            7. Promotion Of The Non-Participants

            sounds like #3 to me ๐Ÿ˜†

            http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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            • J Offline
              jason_maranto
              last edited by 29 Jun 2012, 13:53

              I already went through all 7 stages -- what now? ๐Ÿ˜• ๐Ÿ˜•

              Best,
              Jason.

              I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                Mike Lucey
                last edited by 29 Jun 2012, 16:37

                Guys,

                I'd say JohnB and the team will be making SU fly once theft have found their feet, says he sitting at a bar using his iPad on WiFi (pronounced 'wife fee') ๐Ÿ˜„

                Mike

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                  Michaelv
                  last edited by 29 Jun 2012, 17:42

                  @rich o brien said:

                  Also if you follow they're twitter and JBacus Google+ you get other info. Like a recent trip to Helsinki for example which is also the home of Tekla. So, read into that as you want.

                  Yep, what I read into that, which is both logical (from the trip and from being a Trimble product) and expected is a potential further specialization of SU into BIM or other building construction application software.
                  And that is what personally I have some apprehension over (the over specialization)

                  Granted SU was and is great for building makers and that is the main engine that brought it to where it is today, but its general exposure and usefulness has seen it widely used for many many other things (see thread on uses).
                  It was already a little bit skewed towards architectural as many plugins were also specific, and that's perfectly fine and normal, even great as it gave SU an engine to run.

                  However the strength and power is also its specific ability to be flexible and NOT specialized. Its ability to be customized (through plugins) for whatever specific purpose one may have, yet to be the bottom line tool one uses for any application one may think of. Going from building a nice house one day, to creating a 3D fantasy character the next, while creating 2D drawing for technical illustration in between.
                  I hope it will not loose that character. The pressure of building makers is great and understandable as they are the majority users it seems, and all I'm hoping is that they are served very well and better by this but not at the detriment of flexibility.

                  In particular if there is any remaining ambition to have SU stand tall in the CAD sphere, as a specific objective, beyond just being a useful tool in Trimble's aggregate strategy, mechanical engineering tools and others (3d shaping, etc..) shall be kept alive and kicking, maybe even pushed to balance the stronger and stronger pull of the bright side of the force (the building makers)

                  Just, and still, hoping. Dreaming of CAM, CFD and FEA plugins (the latter two BTW being also very useful to the building industry (wind and heating studies, structural design, etc..))

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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by 12 Jul 2012, 21:01

                    There is an interesting article, well written and illustrated, about why Google sold Sketchup. The fact is that Google's project to have millions users model the earth was not practicable and that new stereo technology could handle it more consistently.

                    favicon

                    (www.mastersketchup.com)

                    Fredo

                    PS: for me that's not a sufficient reason anyway. There would have been other ways for Google to exploit the power of Sketchup.

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                    • Dan RathbunD Offline
                      Dan Rathbun
                      last edited by 12 Jul 2012, 21:33

                      @unknownuser said:

                      PS: for me that's not a sufficient reason anyway. There would have been other ways for Google to exploit the power of Sketchup.

                      But apparently, none that the Google Earth Division, itself, was interested in.

                      Also.. I feel personally, that Google is not a "Ruby lovin'" company. They prefer other langauges like Java.

                      I was most afraid, that if SketchUp stayed with Google, it would have been transferred to another division, like Google Docs, and then the plugin engine for Ruby would have been dropped, and we would be forced to adopt whatever programming language the new division wanted.

                      Hey it could still happen, .. Trimble companies may insist on Python or Java. If that happens... I am gone. Ruby is in my blood now.

                      I'm not here much anymore.

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                      • MsketcherM Offline
                        Msketcher
                        last edited by 13 Jul 2012, 21:08

                        Hey Fredo,

                        Thanks for the recommendation on my article, I appreciate it.

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                        • sicksickisckS Offline
                          sicksickisck
                          last edited by 20 Jul 2012, 10:29

                          @pitrak said:

                          I think developing sketchup in different directions might be interesting!
                          The fact that sketchup is still the 3D modeller of choice for many experienced modellers probably has more to do with all the great plugins around here than with the last upgrades we've seen.

                          ๐Ÿ‘

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                            JuanV.Soler
                            last edited by 20 Jul 2012, 14:36

                            I do hope that being Trimble more technical ๐Ÿ˜‰ than Google ๐Ÿ˜•
                            the new owners will quickly urge the softwareยดs developers to make it able importing dwg files with text as well as importing and manipulating PDF files. And same in Layout.
                            Locking the toolbars once and for ever is something that does not need to be mentioned I hope.

                            ,))),

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                              Phil Rader AIA
                              last edited by 28 Jul 2012, 04:30

                              @juanv.soler said:

                              Locking the toolbars once and for ever is something that does not need to be mentioned I hope.

                              OH Yes Let's mention that again and again until it's fixed.

                              http://www.philrader.com

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